Confidence in God

“She must really want this job, I told my roommate. All throughout our

dorm, posters promoted a candidate for dorm treasurer who I’ll call

Millie. Each time we entered or exited the building we spotted these

well-made campaign signs.

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Other people were competing for positions on the leadership board of our

dormitory, but nobody had plastered as many notices as Millie. I assumed

she would serve well in the position because she seemed serious about

taking on this role. When it came time to vote for dorm leaders, a majority

of residents voted for Millie as treasurer.

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We paid our dues to help support fun dormitory activities, and it was the

treasurer’s responsibility to maintain these funds. We hoped this money

would cover an extravagant end-of-year party in May. The first semester

ended in December without any special celebrations.

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When we returned after Christmas, we discovered that Millie had not come

back to campus. She also didn’t return to class. She had simply

disappearedand the dorm treasury had disappeared with her. Did something

bad happen to Millie? Or did she purposefully take the money we had trusted

her to manage?

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Unlike our loving Heavenly Fatherwho is always faithful and truepeople

let us down. Sometimes, they make promises they fail to fulfill; sometimes,

they betray our trust. Kings, presidents, parentsand dorm treasurersare

flawed and fallible human beings. Only God is worthy of our complete

confidence. He keeps all His promises. He promised to rescue His people

from sin and death, and that promise was fulfilled in Jesus’s death and

resurrection. He also promises to someday return to destroy sin,

brokenness, and death forever. Our God is trustworthy. We can trust the

Lord to redeem us from our sin, and we can trust Himand Him alonewith our

whole hearts. Allison Wilson Lee

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Have you ever been let down by someone you trusted? What was it like?

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How is putting confidence in God different from putting confidence in

people?

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Trusting God is hard sometimes. When it feels difficult to trust Jesus,

we can tell Him that. He wants us to be honest with Him, and He has

compassion on us. When is it hardest for you to trust God? Who are

Christians in your life you would feel comfortable talking to about this?

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It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in princes.

Psalm 118:9 (WEB)

Read Verses:

Psalm 118:8-Psalm 118:9; Psalm 146:1-Psalm 146:6; Proverbs 3:5-Proverbs 3:6